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律师lǜ shīlawyer

HSK 4word

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律师 (lǜ shī) means "lawyer." It appears in 我爸爸是律师。 (My dad is a lawyer.) and 你应该找个律师。 (You should find a lawyer.) It combines 律 (law) and 师 (expert). Asked what her mother does, a speaker answers 她是律师。 (She is a lawyer.)

What does 律师 mean?

  1. 1.

    lawyernoun

What do the characters in 律师 mean?

  • 律law
  • 师expert

How do you use 律师?

See it in 我爸爸是律师 and 你应该找个律师

What are some examples of 律师 in a sentence?

  1. 我爸爸是律师。

    Wǒ bàba shì lǜshī.

    My dad is a lawyer.

  2. 你应该找个律师。

    Nǐ yīnggāi zhǎo ge lǜshī.

    You should find a lawyer.

How is 律师 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你妈妈做什么工作?

    Nǐ māma zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    What does your mother do?

  2. Speaker B:

    她是律师。

    Tā shì lǜshī.

    She is a lawyer.

  3. Speaker A:

    她工作忙吗?

    Tā gōngzuò máng ma?

    Is she busy at work?

  4. Speaker B:

    很忙,每天都很晚回家。

    Hěn máng, měi tiān dōu hěn wǎn huí jiā.

    Very busy. She gets home late every day.

Can you use 律师 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我爸爸是___。 (My dad is a lawyer.)
  2. 2.What does 你应该找个律师。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 你应该找个___。 (You should find a lawyer.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.